Azo basic dyes



United States Patent 3,252,965 AZO BASIC DYES Roland Entschel and Curt Mueller, Basel, and Walter Wehrli, Riehen, Switzerland, assignors to Sandoz Ltd, also known as Sandoz A.G., Basel, Switzerland No Drawing. Filed Apr. 19, 1962, Ser. No. 188,889 Claims priority, application Switzerland, Apr. 21, 1961,

4,709/61; Jan. 12, 1962, 359/61 12 Claims. (Cl. 260-154) This invention relates to a process for the production of basic dyes of the formula Ra R411 A represents the radical of a monoazo or disazo dye free from carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid groups,

3/ a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group or a divalent or trivalent radical bound through the cited methylene group, to the adjacent N atom,

R a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or phenyl radical or, together with R and the adjacent N, a heterocyclic ring system or, together with the bridge member y and the adjacent N atom, a heterocyclic ring system or, together with y, A and the adjacent N, a heterocyclic ring system,

R; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or phenyl radical or, together with R and the adjacent N, a heterocyclic ring system,

R hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical or, when R and R have meanings other than phenyl, a phenyl radical,

R hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical,

n the integer 1 or 2,

m the integer 1 or 2 when n is 1, or 2 when n is 2, and

X an anion equivalent to a dye cation,

(1) wherein and wherein R has a meaning different from methyl when R stands for methyl and R and R for hydrogen or methyl.

The process of the invention is characterized by replacing, or converting, n substitutents Z in a compound of the formula BtY- )n by, or into, 12 groups of the formula R2/ l -i wherein B represents A or the radical of a compound capable of the formation of a dye A, and Z a substituent which can be replaced by, or converted into, a group of Formula III; upon which the reaction product is converted into a dye in cases where B represents the radical of a compound capable of the formation of a dye.

A preferred mode of operation of the present process for the production of new basic dyes consists in reacting 1 mol of a compound of the formula Y )n wherein E represents the acid radical of an ester, with n mols of a compound of the formula 3,252,965 Patented May 24, 1966 and converting the reaction product into a dye when B represents a radical capable of the formation of a dye.

Another mode of operation of the process consists in reacting 1 mol of a compound of the formula Beyn (Iv) with n mols of a compound of the formula R NlI-HN-R (VI) alkylene-E (VII) wherein alkylene may be branched or unbranched and contains 1 to 3 C atoms, is reacted with 1 mol of a compound of the formula R NH-NHR (VIII) and the reaction product converted into a dye when B represents a radical capable of dye formation, or 1 mol of a compound of the formula is reacted with 1 mol of a compound of the formula R -NHNHR (VIII) and the reaction product converted into a dye when B represents the radical of a dye capable of dye formation. A further preferred mode of operation of the process for the production of the new basic dyes is characterized by reacting 1 mol of an amine of the formula Etha with n mols of a halogen amine and, when B represents a radical capable of dye formation, converting the reaction product into a dye; or by reacting 1 mol of a compound of the formula R B y-N with n mols of a halogen amine, quaternizing the reaction product and, when E represents a radical capable of dye formation, converting the product into a dye; or by reacting 1 mol of a compound of the formula with n mols of a halogen amine, quaternizing the reaction product with an agent not yielding methyl groups, and converting the product into a dye when R stands for a radical capable of dye formation. In the two latter modes of operation quaternation and conversion into a dye can be carried out in either order.

The dye radicals can be, more particularly, radicals of azo dyes. Azo dye radicals containing metal atoms bound by coordination links can also be used. The azo dye radical consists, for the greater part, of substituted or unsubstituted monoand dis-azo dyes. The components B which are suitable for the formation of the dye radical A are preferably those which can be converted into the above-mentioned azo dye radicals by reaction with a diazonium salt or a coupling compound. The azo coupling reaction is carried out in the known way, preferably in a weakly alkaline to acid medium which may be buffered if necessary.

Other suitable components B are compounds which contain a functional group or a group convertible into a functional group. These compounds are reacted with the components used for the formation of the dye radical A to give the final dye of Formula I.

Alkylating agents which are suitable for converting the reaction products of the compounds of Formulae X, XI or XII and halogen amine, or of a compound of Formula IV and a compound of Formula VI into the dye salts obtainable by the present process are e.g., the esters of strong mineral acids and organic sulfonic acids, alkyl chlorides, alkyl bromides and alkyl iodides, aralkyl halides, mac-halogenated esters of low molecular fatty acids, dialkyl sulfates, alkyl esters of low molecular alkanesulfonic acids, e.g. methane-, ethaneor butane-sulfonic acids, the esters of benzene-sulfonic acids which may be further substituted, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl and n-butyl esters of benzenesulfonic, 2- or 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, 4-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid or 3- or 4- nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.

Alkylation or quaternation is carried out preferably in an inert solvent, or in aqueous suspension, or without solvent in an excess of the alkylating agent and at increased temperatures With the addition of a buffering agent if necessary.

The anion or anions X may be organic or inorganic ions, e .g. the ions of methyl sulfate, sulfate, disulfate, perchlorate, chloride, bromide, iodide, phosphorus molybdate, phosphorus tungsten molybdate, benzene sulfonate or 4-chlorobenzene sulfonate.

Highly suitable as bridge member y are a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group or a divalent or trivalent radical bound to the adjacent N through this group, e.g. -(CH where p is the number 1 to 6,

-NH-CHz-CHOHCHz-, AVEQ Together with R and the adjacent N atom, y can form a heterocyclic ring system whichgives rise to ring groupings such as:

4 These compounds can be obtained, for example, by reacting a compound of Formulae VII or IX, e.g. dihalogen compounds, with a compound of Formula VIII, e.g.

G1 etc.

Ring groupings of this type can be combined to A through a member V; they then correspond to a grouping of the formula wherein D represents the radial of a diazo component and K may contain further substituents.

R and R together with the adjacent N can form a heterocyclic ring system without y, e.g. a pyrrolidine or piperazine ring or an ethylene imine grouping etc.

Examples of suitable acid radicals E are those of sulfuric acid (E=SO H), a sulfonic acid (E=SO R where R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical), and hydrogen sulfide (E SH), but preferably the radicals of the halogen hydracids (E=Cl, Br etc.) are employed.

The reaction of a compound of Formula IV with a hydrazine of the Formula V or VI, or a compound of Formula VII or IX with a hydrazine of Formula VIII is effected preferably in an organic solvent and at temperatures of 50 C. to +250 C. The reaction can also be carried out in aqueous medium, if nescessary with the addition of an organic solvent, or without solvent at the above-stated temperatures.

The reaction of an amine of Formulae X, X1 or XII with a halogeuamine is carried out preferably in an organic solvent and at temperatures of 50 C. to C. The reaction can also be effected in aqueous medium, if necessary with the addition of an organic solvent, at the above-stated temperatures.

The halogeuamine can be employed either in gaseous form or in solution in an organic solvent, in water, or in a solvent-water mixture.

The dyes formed are separated by one of the basic operations such as filtration, evaporation and filtration, precipitation from a suitable medium and filtration.

The new dyes are excellent for dyeing, padding and printing materials of polymers containing more than 80% acrylonitrile, e.g. polyacrylonitrile, e.g. Orlon (registered trademark), and copolymers containing 80-90% acrylonitrile and 20-10% vinyl acetate, methyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate.

These products are marketed under the following names, most of which are registered trademarks: Acrilan (the copolymer of acrylonitrile and 15% vinyl acetate or vinyl pyridine), Orlon, Darlon, Courtelle, Crylor, Dynel, etc.

The dyeings on these materials obtained with the dyes of the process possess good fastness to light, washing, perspiration, sublimation, pleating, decatizing, pressing, water, sea water, bleaching, dry cleaning, cross dyeing, and solvents.

The dyes of the present process are dyed to best advantage from aqueous medium, and it is preferable for the medium to be neutral or acid and of boiling temperature.

The commercially available retarding agents can be used in dyeing without adverse effect, though the new dyes produce perfectly level dyeings on the above-named polymers and copolymers without the addition of these agents. The dyes can be applied in closed equipment and under pressure, as they are highly stable to prolonged boiling. They also give very good dyeings on blend fabrics containing a polyacrylonitrile fiber or acrylonitrile copolymer fiber as one of the components. A select d number of the new dyes are suitable for dyeing polyacrylonitn'le in the mass in shades fast to light and wet treatments. The dyes of the present process which possess good solubility in organic solvents are suitable for the coloration of oils, paint and lacquer media, and plastics, and for the dyeing of fiber-forming materials in the spinning solution. They have many other uses, for example, the dyeing of tannin-treated cotton, wool, silk, regenerated cellulose, synthetic polyamide fibers, and paper, at all stages of manufacture. It has been found that mixtures of two or more dyes of Formula I can be used with good success.

The new dyes are well suited for combination, so that dye salts of the same or dilferent dye classes can be used for producing widely ditferent shades.

The azo dyes obtained by the present process may belong, for example, to the benzene-azo-benzene, benzeneazo-naphthalene, benzene-azo-pyrazolone, benzene-azoacylacetic arylamide, benzene-azo-phenyl, benzene-azobenzene-azo-phenol, thiazoleazobenzene, thia-diazol-azopyrazolone, pyridine-azo-indole, or quinoline-azo-benzene series, etc. They can be produced by the known methods either by coupling diazotized amines with azo components, or by oxidation coupling. The hydrazinium group can be linked to the diazoand/or the azo component through a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group or through a methylene group on the adjacent N-bound divalent or trivalent radical in certain cases alongside other cationic groups.

Diazo compounds of the benzene, naphthalene and heterocyclic series are suitable for the production of the azo dyes of the present process. The substituents in these compounds are preferably those which are employed in the known dispersed (acetate) and polyester dyes. Particularly suitable are chlorine, bromine, fluorine, nitrile, nitro, alkyl, trihalogenalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, sulfonamide, monoalkyl and dialkyl-sulfonamide, carbalkoxy, carboxylic acid amide, hydroxyl, alkoxy and carbalkoxy groups.

Suitable coupling components are the derivatives of the benzene, naphthalene and heterocyclic series. Particularly suitable are the substituted aminobenzene derivatives which may be further substituted by alkyl groups and the derivatives substituted in the aromatic nucleus by, e.g. substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, cyan, trifiuoromethyl, alkanoylamino, alkylsulfonylamino etc. The term alkyl radical refers not only to radicals such as methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl, but also to their substituted products (cf. E. de Barry, Anthracene and Anthraquinone, London, 1921, p. 207). The substituted or unsubstituted products which may be mentioned as examples are halog n, hydroxyl, as e.g. in the chloropropyl, hydroxyethyl and dihydroxypropyl radicals, ethers and esters, e.g. methoxyethyl and acetoxyalkyl radicals, the esters of carboxylic and sulfonic acids, e.g., in the carbalkoxyalkyl radical, and the nitrile group, as. e.g. in the cyanet hyl radical.

In the following examples the parts and percentages are by weight and the temperatures in degrees centigrade.

6 In the specificationand examples the symbol K stands for the grouping N|(C2H5)2 EXAMPLE 1 18.4 parts of N-ethyl-N-B-chloroethyl-aminobenzene are dissolved in 100 parts of methanol and after adding 9.5 parts of 1.1-diethy1hydrazine the solution is heated at the boil with reflux for 24 hours. The solvent is then evaporated and the pulverised residue washed with a little benzene, and dried. It is dissolved in 400 parts of water and coupled with a hydrochloric acid diazonium solution produced in the normal way from 16 parts of 1- amino-Z-chloro-4-nitrobenzene.

The dye is precipitated with a little sodium chloride, filtered, washed with 1% sodium chloride solution and dried. A dark red-brown powder is obtained.

Dyeing Example A 20 parts of the dye obtained according to Example 1 are intimately mixed with parts of dextrin in a ball mill for 48 hours. 1 part of this preparation is pasted with 1 part of acetic acid 40%, 400 parts of distilled Water at 60 are poured over the paste with con-- stant agitation and the whole boiled for a short time. The solution is diluted with 7600 parts of distilled water, and 2 parts of glacial acetic acid are added. parts of Orlon (registered trademark) are entered in this bath at 60. The material was pre-treated for 10l5 minutes at 60 in a bath of 8000 parts of water and 2 parts of glacial acetic acid. The dyebath is brought to 100 in 30 minutes, boiled for 1 hour and the material rinsed. A level red dyeing of excellent light fastness and very good wet fastness is obtained.

Pad dyeing Example B A padding liquor is prepared with:

50 parts per liter of dye (corresponding to the dyeing preparation produced in the previous dyeing example) 3 parts per liter of sodium alginate 5 parts per liter of acetic acid conc. 20 parts per liter of a cationic softener e.g. a condensation product of 1 mol stearic acid and 1 mol triethanolamine 25 parts per liter of Glaubers salt Polyacrylonitrile fibre material is padded cold by the usual method a 2 or 3 bowl pad. The pick-up is 80%. After intermediate drying for a short time at 90 on tenters, in a hot flue or by infrared radiation, the material is fixed for l3 minutes with dry air at l90 on tenters, subsequently rinsed, soaped and rinsed again. A red dyeing with excellent light fastness is obtained.

Textile printing example A printing paste is made up with:

75 parts of dye (corresponding to the dyeing preparation produced in the previous dyeing example) 10 parts of acetic acid conc.

450 parts of sodium alignate thickening 25 parts of a cationic softener, e.g. a condensation product of 1 mol stearic acid and 1 mol triethanolamine 25 parts Glaubers salt 415 parts of water 1000 parts Polyacrylonitrile fibre material is printed according to the usual hand-block printing process, and subsequently air-dried, steamed for 2030 minutes in a star steamer with saturated steam, rinsed, soaped, rinsed again and dried. On polyacrylonitrile fabrics a red print with very good fastness properties is obtained.

7 EXAMPLE 2 40.5 parts of the dye 2-chloro-4-nitro-4'-(N-ethyl-N- diethylaminoethyl)-amino-1,1'-azobenzene are dissolved at room temperature in 900 parts of chlorobenzene. 7.1 parts of freshly prepared gaseous chloramine are added to this solution at 30 with thorough stirring in the course of 1 hour. The dye salt formed is precipitated and can be isolated by filtration from the chlorobenzene.

On drying, a red powder is obtained which dyes Orlon (registered trademark) in level red shades of good light and wet fastness.

In each case the production of chloramine is effected by the usual methods described in the literature (cf. e.g. G. H. Coleman, Inorganic Syntheses, vol. I, p. 59; Omietanski, Inorganic Syntheses, vol. V, p. 92; Gmelins Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry, 8th Edition (1926) p. 418).

An ethereal chloramine solution, produced for example according to Inorganic Syntheses I, can be used for the process of the invention in place of gaseous chloramine.

In the latter case the dye salt is produced by dissolving 40.5 parts of the dye 2-chloro-4-nitro-4'-(N-ethyl- N-diethylaminoethyl)-amino 1,1 azobenzene at room temperature in 1500 parts of chlorobenzene.

In the course of 1 hour the ether solution containing about 7 parts of chloramine is run into this solution with thorough stirring at 25-30". The dye salt is precipitated and can be filtered off.

formula Coupling is completed with the addition of sodium acetate in portions. The Water-soluble monoazo dye formed is precipitated from the aqueous solution by the addition of common salt, filtered, washed with a dilute sodium chloride solution and dried. A dark powder is obtained which dyes polyacrylonitrile fibres in level bluish red shades of good light and wet fastness.

Dyeing Example C 20 parts of the dye obtained according to Example 2 are intimately ground with 80 parts of dextrin in a ball mill for 48 hours.

1 part of this preparation is then pasted with 1 part of acetic acid 40%, 400 parts of distilled water at 60 poured over the paste with constant agitation and the whole boiled. The solution is diluted with 7600 parts of distilled water and 2 parts of glacial acetic. acid are added. 100 parts of Orlon (registered trademark) are entered in this bath at 60. The material was pretreated for 10- 15 minutes at 60 in a bath of 8000 parts of water and 2 parts of glacial acetic acid. The dyebath is brought to 100 in 30 minutes, boiled for 1 hour and the material rinsed and dried.

Dyeing Example D The dye obtained according to Example 3, after grinding, with dextrin or Glaubers salt or with another inorganic or organic diluent, can be applied as given in Dyeing Example C. In place of 2 parts of glacial acetic acid either a mixture of parts of Glaubers salt, 3 parts of sodium acetate and 2 parts of glacial acetic acid, or 2 parts. of concentrated sulfuric acid can be added to the dye-bath.

EXAMPLE 4 4-nitrobenzene at 0 is adjusted to a pH value of 5-6 with sodium acetate. On filtering clear, the cold diazonium salt solution is obtained and added with thorough stirring to 40 parts of a compound of the formula /C2H4K $9 [QR l Calls-K dissolved in 290 parts of water. The dye'is precipitated immediately. It is filtered, washed with dilute common salt solution and dried. A dye is obtained which has the formula The dye dyes polyacrylonitrile fibres in strong, level, orange shades. The dyeings show very good fastness to light, wet treatment, heat setting and gas fumes.

The above-named coupling component is obtained by reacting 1 mol of di-(diethyl-aminoethyl)-aniline of the formula C nHg-N (C 2H5) 2 \C 2H4N (0 2H5) z with 2 mols of chloramine.

EXAMPLE 5 A hydrochloric acid diazinium salt solution prepared in the usual way with 17.25 parts of 1-amino-2-chloro-4- nitrobenzene is adjusted, at 0, to a pH value of 5-6 with sodium acetate. After filtering clear, a solution of 26 parts of the compound of the formula in 290 parts of water is added to it with stirring. The dye is precipitated immediately. It is filtered, washed with water and dried, and is obtained as a dark powder of melting point 182-187" and of the formula EXAMPLE 6 17.25 parts of 1-amino-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene in finely divided form are stirred into parts of 15% hydrochloric acid at 0. On the addition of 27 parts of a 4n-sodium nitrite solution the diazonium salt solution is formed in almost quantitative yield Within 30 minutes at 0.

By adding 24 parts of a compound of the formula C2115 CH C2115 in solution in 100 parts of glacial acetic acid at 0, the desired dye formation commences immediately. The coupling reaction is accelerated by rendering the solution weakly acid with sodium acetate. On completion of coupling the dye is filtered off, rinsed free of salt with water and dried.

9 The dye obtained is of low water solubility, and has the formula EXAMPLE 7 42.05 parts of the dye described in Example 6 are dissolved in 1000 parts of chlorobenzene at 80. 19 parts of dimethylsulfate in solution in 19 parts of chlorobenzene are added dropwise with stirring continued for 2 hours at 80-90". The solution is allowed to cool, the salt filtered off and dried. The dye salt is obtained as a dark red powder. The compound of the formula 02115 EB 01 on,

I /C9H4I\IOH3 on osofi CgHs with 19 parts of dimethyl sulfate and subsequently combined with 17.25 parts of a hydrochloric acid solution of diazonium salt prepared with l-amino-2-chloro4-nitrobenzene, and the dye salt isolated by the known methods.

The pure chloride can be produced with the aid of an anion exchanger.

on osoa EXAMPLE 9 8 parts of finely pulverised, anhydrous sodium nitrite are added to 105 parts of sulfuric acid 96% at the temperature range of 60-70". When this is completely dissolved, the nitrosylsulfuric acid formed is cooled to 100 parts of glacial acetic acid are run in at 20 and then 16.3 parts of 2-amino-5-nitrobenzonitrile are strewn in, followed by a further 100 parts of glacial acetic acid.

The solution is stirred for 23 hours at 15. The excess nitrite is destroyed by the addition of 5 parts of urea and the solution then discharged into 350 parts of water. The diazonium salt solution at 0 is filtered off and reacted with 29 parts'of a compound of the formula /CgH -K 9 (3:135 in solution in 200 parts of water.

The coupling reaction slowly commences; the pH value is brought to 5.5 by the addition of ammonia, upon which 10 the coupling reaction takes place immediately so that the product can be filtered, rinsed and dried at once. The dye salt of the formula dyes polyacrylonitrile fibres in ruby shades.

When in this example the diazo compound 2-amino-5- nitrobenzonitrile is replaced by 26.2 parts of 2.4-dinitro-6- bromoaniline, a corresponding dye salt is obtained which dyes polyacrylonitrile fibres and polyester fibres modified by the introduction of acid groups in red-brown shades.

The dye pnoduced from the diazo compound 2-bromo- 4-nitroaniline dyes polyacrylonitrile fibres in full red shades..

When in place of 2-bromo-4-nitroaniline, Z-methylsulfonyl-4-nitroaniline is used as diazo compound of the fonmula SOzCH: CH K I O Q OlN N= N\ CQHB is obtained which has a melting point of 229230 and gives ruby shades.

EXAMPLE 10 A solution of 23 parts of the compound in 400 parts of water is run into a hydrochloric acid diazonium salt solution at 0, prepared in the usual way with 17.25 parts of l-amino-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzene. The reaction medium is neutralized with sodium acetate to accelerate the rate of the coupling reaction. On the addition of a 10% perchlorate solution the poorly soluble perchlorate salt is obtained. It is filtered, washed free of acid and dried. The dye is of the formula e NH:

l CHE-CH1 Cm-CE, cH

and melts at 175". It dissolves in hot water to give yellow-brown solutions and in cold concentrated sulfuric acid bluish red solutions.

The phenyl piperazine salt used for the production of this dye is prepared as follows: 48 parts of dichlorethyl aniline are dissolved in parts of methanol, 18.5 parts of sodium bicarbonate added, and then at boiling temperature a solution of 9.2 parts of monomethyl hydrazine in 45 parts of methanol is dropped in slowly with stirring. The reaction is completed in 24 hours at the boil. The precipitated salt is filtered off and evaporated to dryness. The compound thus obtained melts at 216218 and has the formula the formula v X a;

I I R5N=NQ-R anion Y Z n Suitable anions are those already named in the specification.

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I anion yellow NHC 0 0 Hr-K EXAMPLE 112 IIIO: ea

O1ON=N-oH--0-0H,

I HN=C\ 1% N anion yellow NH-C o-0 H,

H1N-N(C:H4CN )1- EXAMPLE 113 K-C1H 0C oON=N-o H(fiCH, 63

o=o N anion yellow EXAMPLE 114 N=NC HC -c H.

N anion yellow r-N H-CH (C :H5) 2 I N HO 2H1 J anion orange EXAMPLE 1 14b The dyes of the invention, synthesized with a heterocyclic diazo compound containing nitrogen, which correspond to the types listed in the previous table, can be converted into multiply charged dye cations with suitable quaternating agents. The quaternation of a ternary, heterocyclic N-atom' is known. The methods described in the literature are suitable for the present purpose. On the other hand, the reaction products formed are new. A characteristic of their constitution is the simultaneous presence of hydrazinium and cycloammonium groupings. A suitable method of production is described in the following example.

2.5 parts of the dye of the formula EXAMPLE 115 are dissolved in 50 parts of nitromethane and heated at 80. At a temperature range of 80-90, 0.8 part of dion o H8049 methyl sulfate is dropped and in the mixture stirred for 12 hours at 80". The solvent is subsequently distilled off under reduced pressure. The dry distillation residue is then absorbed in the water/alcohol mixture, dissolved hot, and after filtering clear, left to cool. The precipitated dye of the formula C|H| so N Of /C:H4K rrso. on 0 N=N N s O onisot wool and cellulosic fibers present in the same dye'bath.

The dyeings are level in shade and thedyes possess better levelling properties than those of a similar constitu- O=.C N anion N H yellow EXAMPLE 114c TH: H;C-N=NC|l H(ILI'CONHC1H IIICH, aniou reddish- N yellow tion produced for example from the diazo compound and diethylaminobenzene as coupling component.

Further basic dyes of the type named, which are produced according to the method of Example 115 are:

The possibility of varying the dyes which can be produced according to the invention is increased by the fact that the diazo compound can also be a carrier of the hydrazinium base.

In addition to the azo compounds already mentioned, the following are suitable for the production of the dyes conforming to the invention:

Azo compounds of the benzene and naphthalene series, e.g. 4-rnethylphenol, 4-tert. butylphenol, Z-methoxy-S- methylaniline, N-ethylaniline, 2,5-dimethoxy-N-ethylaniline, 3-acetylamino-N-cyanethylaniline, N-eyanethyl-N- oxethylaniline, N-Z-difiuoroethylene-N-acetoxyethylaniline, 3-.propionylamino N.N-'diacetoxyethylaniline, N- methoxyethyl-N-cyanethylaniline, N-cyanethoxy-N-ethylaniline, 3-chloro-N-chloroethyl-N-ethylaniline, N-dimethylaminoethyl-N-ethylaniline, phenylcarbamidic acid-(fiethyl-S-toluidino) ethylester, aniline-N.N-dicarbamidic violet acid ethyl ester, 2-methoxy-S-cyano-N-,3-' -dihydroxypropyl N cyanethylaniline, coupling compounds of the naphthol AS type, derivatives of diphenylamine, 3-nitno-5- cyanethyl-N-ethyl-aniline, 5,-6,7,8 tetr'ahydro-Z-hydroxynaphthalene, l-amino-Z-oxynaphthalene ethyl ether, 8- acetylamino-Z-naphthol, Z-aminonaphthalene, l-cyanethyL aminonaphthalene, oxethylaminonaphthalene.

In addition the usual heterocyclic coupling components and/or those with an active methylene group are worthy of mention can be used. Examples are:

8-hydroxyquinoline, l phenyl-3-methylpyrazolone-5, and substitution products derived from them such as 1- (3'-chlorophenyl)-3-methylpyrazolone-5, 1 ethyl-3-carboxylic acid amide-pyrazolone-S, l-cyanethyl-S-carbethoxypyrazolone-S, 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazol, Z-methylindole, N-phenyl-S-oxypyrrolidine, u-cyanoacetophenone, acetoacetylanilide and its derivatives, 1,3-diketones and their derivatives such as e.g. indandiones.

Examples of dyes of this type are:

C Hr-C Hg-C N orange see :H e I N=N N c H, 201 N 1 I o nL-N-o H, C H; violet-blue H-N-mm o N: N e C H: 0 S 0 a N I (hm-K I NHC 0 -C H; violet 0 H o H:C m-o N o rn-o 11,-0 N

o ,H, ease l C2H4OC 0-0 H, 01 H e /N=N N CQHBOSO:

I onaq-o-o o-oH,

violet yellow-orange anion orange e -KC:H4NHC HO C1115 e CHE: amone N= O N/ anion (CiH6)lN-N-C1Hr-OCQ N=N yellow- I S orange H orange I CIHI C F:

KCHrCH=CHCO-NHON=N(IJ H-(fi-CH; F- 0 0-0 H; e;

o=o N 10 KCaH4OCO-C N=N-OH anion N 9 O-NH anion yellow yellow- (135) orange 3 6 O 127) e /C2H K KC2H4OCO-C N=-N-C H I anion K-onn-o O N=N-ON\ 2 anion )O yen? v 01H: orange CO (128) c t, /NH: 69

mo N-CaH4 -N=NNHO 8111011 C1114 red 129) The o,o'-dioxy or o,o'-oxyamino compounds, together K-QH S-GHa-GO-NHGMN-cH--- 9 with the ions of heavy metal such as Fe, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mn l anione are suitable for the formation of 1:1 and 1:2 metal complex dyes. NH EXAMPLE 136 130) OH 0H s; 25.6 parts of the monoazo dye 4'-nitro-4-amino-2-meth- I e ylazobenzene produced by the known method are diazo- 4- an111 tized in finely dispersed form in aqueous hydrochloric acid 0,111 with 20 parts of a 4 N aqueous sodium nitrite solution at 10-20. The resulting diazonium salt is added to a .l'izHs /C 2H: @Q C H mm 01H 0&0 N N-O N\ 5 2 among N (C 2H5) C zHr-N-C 2H5 orange N(Cz s): (132), soda-alkaline solution containing 27 parts of the coupling E 9 component of the formula Ko,Hl0 N=NC H-CCH reddish- NH-CO-C Hg-K 1 II yellow I HN=C N 01 -0H v Q the coupling reaction takes place immediately. To isolate the dye, the mixture is rendered acid with aqueous hy- 0 drochloric acid, and the dye filtered off, rinsed and dried.

It has the formula and dyes polyacrylonitrile fibers in orange shades.

Further valuable basic disaz-o dyes correspond to the formulae Cl OCH; N H-CO-C H -K H9 l p I I e anion reddish orange (138) C F; OCH; NHCOC Ila-K Q C H; scarlet N 02 C H: B I I 4K I C 2H5 O C H: orange 1 anion O-C 2H4-O H yellow 69 1Y0: 2() EXAMPLE 37 GN: N=N OH amen 17TH e EXAMPLE 10 IIBI (iJ H:

143 ()N as v 01H O1NC N=N NHC1H -K 6 EXAMPLE 46 311K011 N H0 Cl b1 I /CgH4N(CIH5)g e I I 2 NO: c1

EXAMPLE 114a I NH: OgNC N=NCl H---([] -0 O-NHO;H I I(C H o=o 1-I N Anion Formulae of representative dyestuffs of the foregoing EXAMPLE 115 examples are as follows: I 11TH:

EXAMPLE 1 50 CzH4N(CgH5)1 NH: e Anion C1 7 I H HZC'O s I /0 ZHIN (C a 5): Anion C 9H Having thus disclosed the invention what We claim is: EXAMPLE 4 1. A basic dyestufl of the formula: NH: see me 01 I A-Y-NR I C 2H4N(C 211:) 2 e I 2 e 2 Anion N X R R n (I) 0 JUN (C 7H5) 2 a 4 111B, wherein: EXAMPLE 9a CH;, -cH2-cHfl-, CHzCHgCH NH: "69 X is an anion,

C2H4NI'(C:H6)2 A is the radical of monoazo dyestuff, said dyestufi Anions being free from carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid OQN- N-N groups, 2 y is a bridge member selected from the group consist- EXAMPLE 9b 7 ing of NH: a; 0H2-, -CH,OHZ, -cH,0H2-0H2 SOTCH mIumm e c H2C Hz-C H2CH2, 0 112-0 e E G O Anion NHC 0-0 11,-, -NH-C 041mb, -0 -c m- \02115 -0 0-0 2114-, -c ONHC3H, C oN11c2H,

p is a positive integer of up to 6 and alkyl throughout is lower alkyl,

R is a member selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyanethyl, cyclohexyl, and together with the bridge member and the adjacent N-atom, the

N/ N -NH:

grouping, R is a member selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyanethyl, cyclohexyl, R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl, R and R together with the adjacent N-atom form a member selected from the group consisting of 1,2,4-triaz0lo-, pyrrolidino-, piperidino-, morpholino-, and ethylene-imino,

I n is a positive integer of up to 2,

m is a positive integer of up to 2, R being other than methyl and each of R and R being a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl when R is methyl. 2. A basic dyestuff of the formula:

X R3 R 11 X is an anion,

A is the radical of disazo dyestuif, said dyestuif being free from carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid groups, 31 is a bridge member selected from the group consisting of -0 11,-, -0 112-0 H2 0 Hz-C H,o Hz- CO-C H2 grouping,

R is a member selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyanethyl, cyclohexyl,

R [is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl,

R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and ethyl.

R and R together with the adjacent N-atom form a member selected from the group consisting of .1,2,4-triazolo-, pyrrolidino-, piperidino-, morpholino-, and ethyleneimino,

n is a positive integer of up to 2,

m is a positive integer of up to 2,

R being other than methyl and each of R and R being a member selected-from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl when R is methyl.

3. The basic dyestutf of the formula 4. The basic dyestuif of the formula C 2 4 2 6): HE: 

1. A BASIC DYESTUFF OF THE FORMULA: 